Hey, Watch It! – This Week’s TV Picks

Author Fran Lebowitz seems almost as famous these days for what she hasn’t written as for what she has, but Public Speaking, the Martin Scorsese-directed documentary about her, focuses on Lebowitz the wit, not just Lebowitz the (sometime) writer. Premieres on HBO at 10 P.M.

Tuesday November 23rd

If Jennifer Grey doesn’t win in tonight’s finale of “Dancing With the Stars,” and Bristol Palin does, it will be the worst thing to happen in the history of ever. Apparently. The bloated finale starts at 9 P.M. on ABC.

Wednesday November 24th

Seeing the surprisingly frozen grimaces on the stars featured in tonight’s “Primetime: Celebrity Plastic Surgery Gone Too Far?” might be good preparation for potentially awkward family moments come tomorrow’s Thanksgiving gathering. When Aunt Fanny shows up with a scarily plastic looking face, you’ll know not to ask about the fire she apparently survived. It’s merely a facelift no one will be allowed to notice or acknowledge. 10 P.M. on ABC.

Technically, Festivus isn’t until December 23rd, but TBS is getting a jump on things with an all-day “Seinfeld” marathon starting at 11 A.M. that will culminate with “The Strike,” the episode that started it all, at 7:30 P.M. Get the pole out of the crawlspace!

Saturday November 27th

Candyman is not about Sammy Davis, Jr., or about a killer that will eviscerate you if you say his name five time. THIS Candyman is about David Klein, the man who founded the Jelly Belly jellybean company, and left the business just before it became the biggest thing in beans. Needless to say, he’s regretted that decision a bit over the years…8 P.M. on the Documentary channel.

Sunday November 28th

I imagine most fans of the British “Top Gear” most likely hate the Americanization of the series, leaving it with an audience of total gearheads that will watch anything to do with cars and things that go fast, mixed with an audience asking, “What the hell’s the big deal about ‘Top Gear’?” 10 P.M. on the History Channel.